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. >>> governor jerry brown today said he had vetoed a bill that would have banned disrupting cell phone service without a court order. the bill was authored in the wake of a decision by b.a.r.t. last year to cut cell phone service in an effort to disrupt a planned protest. brown says that the bill could quote divert attention away from a true emergency by requiring the court order. the governor urged the lawmakers who authored the bill to work on an amended version of the bill. >>> california lawmakers will no longer get a discount on vanity license plates under a law signed by governor brown. ab48 requires elected officials the same as their constituents for those plates. that only adds $8,000 a year to the fund but supporters said they thought it was unfair that politicians got the reduction. >>> general motors have issued a recall. they have recalled 2007 to 2009 chevy cobalt. >>> former new york times publisher arthur salsburger died today in his home in new york. salsburger led the time for 36 years from 1963 until 1987. through a turbulent era. salsburger was a marine and radio op
. >>> governor jerry brown today said he had vetoed a bill that would have banned disrupting cell phone service without a court order. the bill was authored in the wake of a decision by b.a.r.t. last year to cut cell phone service in an effort to disrupt a planned protest. brown says that the bill could quote divert attention away from a true emergency by requiring the court order. the governor urged the lawmakers who authored the bill to work on an amended version of the bill....
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. >> and governor jerry brown makes a decision on a bill drafted in response to b.a.r.t.'s decision last year to cut cell phone reception during a protest. vo: for years, sacramento politicians have chopped away funds for our schools. today, we're forty-seventh out of fifty in per-pupil funding. now these politicians say unless we send more tax dollars to sacramento, they'll cut education again. here's a new approach. prop thirty-eight sends billions in new education dollars straight to our local schools, and guarantees the politicians can't touch it. thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight. >>> crews in san jose are working to reopen a road that was closed down early this morning when a driver hit a pole knocking down several power lines. the accident happened around 1:30 a.m. near the interception of almendinger expressway. it appears the 18-year-old driver fell asleep at the wheel. she suffered nonlife threatening injuries. thousands of people lost power overnight but power has since been restored. >>> an arson
. >> and governor jerry brown makes a decision on a bill drafted in response to b.a.r.t.'s decision last year to cut cell phone reception during a protest. vo: for years, sacramento politicians have chopped away funds for our schools. today, we're forty-seventh out of fifty in per-pupil funding. now these politicians say unless we send more tax dollars to sacramento, they'll cut education again. here's a new approach. prop thirty-eight sends billions in new education dollars straight to...
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as sal castaneda reports, governor brown took a ride in a self-driving car today to welcome who could be a new era in transportation. >> reporter: perhaps to drive home the point, governor jerry brown arrived today at google in a self-driven toyota prius. he then went inside to sign a bill for driverless cars to become legal. >> pioneering the future and leading not just the country but the whole world. >>> - - >> reporter: the new law will require safety standards including requiring a human being inside. but that may eventually change according to google cofounder sergey brin. >> you can have a car drop you off here to work. get out, walk through a little bit of green space and it goes off and takes somebody else some where else. >> reporter: he says driveless cars can potentially reduce the demand for parking. engineers say driverless cars may not be subject to what causes most automobile crashes, human error. >> i expect that self-driving cars are going to be much safer than driverless cars. >> just because they say it's safe, don't mean mechanically something can't go wrong. >> s
as sal castaneda reports, governor brown took a ride in a self-driving car today to welcome who could be a new era in transportation. >> reporter: perhaps to drive home the point, governor jerry brown arrived today at google in a self-driven toyota prius. he then went inside to sign a bill for driverless cars to become legal. >> pioneering the future and leading not just the country but the whole world. >>> - - >> reporter: the new law will require safety standards...
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governor jerry brown has signed a bill that make it is illegal for landlords to reject tenants. >>> today, scoot networks introduced the first network of shared electric scooters. users can sign up, and rent them for $5 an hour, or $10 for the day. a special app on your smart phone plugs into the dash to operate the scooter. right now, the scooters are available at four locations in the south of market area, but scoot also has plans to expand. >>> stock markets fell on news from europe. there was some positive news about the housing market in the united states, but economic protests in greece and concerns about spain drove stock prices down. >>> dozens of miniature horses facing eviction. the ultimatum given today to a farm. >> certainly, i didn't intend any harm. >> first, he was arrested for poisoning his girlfriend. only on 2, he tells us, it was all a misunderstanding. so i took up hang gliding. [ female announcer ] a grandpa who refuses to grow up. [ eves ] the pain was bad, but the thought of not being a hang glider pilot was worse. [ female announcer ] that's when eves turned to su
governor jerry brown has signed a bill that make it is illegal for landlords to reject tenants. >>> today, scoot networks introduced the first network of shared electric scooters. users can sign up, and rent them for $5 an hour, or $10 for the day. a special app on your smart phone plugs into the dash to operate the scooter. right now, the scooters are available at four locations in the south of market area, but scoot also has plans to expand. >>> stock markets fell on news...
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president brown has signed the most bills than any previous governor. he has now signed a total of 12,744 bills. that includes his time as governor. ronald reagan 1,276 during their eight year tenures. >>> it's the first of three opportunities voters have to see president obama and romney face to face before the november election. ken pritchett tells us both campaigns are trying to manage expectations even before the candidates take the stage. >> reporter: if you listen to the romney campaign they're candidate has a tough road at the university of denver. >> president obama, he's a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years he's an experienced debater. >> reporter: but romney has extensive debater. >> no, governor romney he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> it is a flurry of unusual compliments, but who's winning the battle to lower expectations? >> i think actually president obama is in part because it's partly true. he's not been a good debater so he has a better argument. >> reporter: but u.s. political science profe
president brown has signed the most bills than any previous governor. he has now signed a total of 12,744 bills. that includes his time as governor. ronald reagan 1,276 during their eight year tenures. >>> it's the first of three opportunities voters have to see president obama and romney face to face before the november election. ken pritchett tells us both campaigns are trying to manage expectations even before the candidates take the stage. >> reporter: if you listen to the...
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the browns an ugly 0-4. >>> got to say, true testimony to hard work, class and just keeping your mouth shut in tough times. the resurgence of barry zito continues his 14th win comes with plenty of early support on base. buster close in on a batting championship. actually took the lead six run second and hunter pence the crush two run shot. his two #. -- his 23rd with the giants. the acquisition of the year. and the giants are 7-3 winners over the d backs. a brutal trip for the a's against the rangers. brandon moss and redick who had his 30th and 31st but texas prevails 9-7. they remain two up on anaheim. however it would be a good time for a's fans to start showing up this weekend. seattle in town. that's the sporting life for a thursday night. that place should be packed. >> i hope so. >> we'll see. >> going down to the wire. thanks mark. >> mark, thanks. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> the news starts at 4:30, they'll be following the breaking news in san francisco where occupy protesters are trying to reoccupy the downtown a
the browns an ugly 0-4. >>> got to say, true testimony to hard work, class and just keeping your mouth shut in tough times. the resurgence of barry zito continues his 14th win comes with plenty of early support on base. buster close in on a batting championship. actually took the lead six run second and hunter pence the crush two run shot. his two #. -- his 23rd with the giants. the acquisition of the year. and the giants are 7-3 winners over the d backs. a brutal trip for the a's...
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. >> reporter: we caught up with former mayor wily brown, a big supporter of lee. >> reporter: your prediction is. >> i believe the mayor made the correct decision and i believe the board will ratify that. and that mr. mirkarimi will not be in office. >> reporter: whatever the outcome, it will undoubtedly go down in history at only in san francisco. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and for the record, consultant jim ross who handicapped the mirkarimi vote for us is working with lee in the race for supervisor. >>> treasure island is all lit up and ready tonight. it is oracle appreciation night this week. a council is scheduled featuring pearl jam, kings of leon and a group that goes by the letter x. you will have to have an approved wristband if you want to attend. >>> a group held a creative protest tonight outside of the city council meeting. they recreated the night president obama and his then girlfriend michelle shared their first kiss. it happened while eating ice cream on a chicago sidewalk 20 years ago. organizers said measure s is misguided and targets the homeless. >> there's much
. >> reporter: we caught up with former mayor wily brown, a big supporter of lee. >> reporter: your prediction is. >> i believe the mayor made the correct decision and i believe the board will ratify that. and that mr. mirkarimi will not be in office. >> reporter: whatever the outcome, it will undoubtedly go down in history at only in san francisco. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and for the record, consultant jim ross who handicapped the mirkarimi vote for...